Clinical and radiographic features mimicking pulmonary embolism as the first manifestation of Takayasu's arteritis. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The current report describes a female patient with Takayasu's arteritis who was hospitalized because of respiratory complaints and a ventilation-perfusion (V/P) scan demonstrating severe perfusion defects with normal ventilation. Her symptoms and V/P scan results were initially interpreted as massive pulmonary embolism, but a spiral computed tomography (CT) of the chest and a repeated lung scan indicated inflammatory involvement of the pulmonary artery accounting for the positive lung scan study. Review of her medical records from 17 years ago revealed that similar symptoms and a positive V/P scan were the initial features of her disease.

publication date

  • July 2, 2004

Research

keywords

  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Takayasu Arteritis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 6344294491

PubMed ID

  • 15278757

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 23

issue

  • 5